Water faucet with dispenser angle adjustment mechanism

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses a water faucet having a faucet body, a valve core is received within the faucet body, an actuator moveably engaged with the valve core for managing a water flow within the faucet body, and a water spigot rotatably coupled to the faucet body for adjusting a water releasing orientation, wherein the water spigot has a water receiving port for allowing the flow poured into said water spigot, and a water releasing port which is perpendicularly orientated with respect to the water receiving port in such a manner when the water spigot is rotated with respect to the faucet body, the water flow is released from the water releasing port with different angle enabling the water faucet serviceable in different orientation.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a water faucet, and more particularly,relates to a water faucet equipped with an adjustable dispenser forfacilitating user accessible to the water with a convenient manner.

2. Description of Related Arts

Commonly, a water faucet, also known as water tap, is a kind mechanismadapted to release water or liquid from a container or any liquidsupplying means. Not surprisingly, all baths, sinks, basins, tubs, aswell as water fountains are provided with water faucet for facilitatingpeople release water in an easy manner. On the other hand, the waterfaucet could be designed with single or complex structure to managewater flowing into separate tube, such as hot and cold faucet.

A conventional water faucet comprises a faucet body in watercommunication with a water supply line, wherein the faucet body has awater inlet permitting water flowing into the faucet body and a wateroutlet for discharging the water, a valve core is received within thefaucet body, and an actuator moveably engaged with the valve core formanaging a water releasing process. Ordinarily, the actuator could beembodied as a handle moves up and down to control the amount of waterflow and from side to side to control the temperature of the waterachieved by mixing the hot and cold water together. Or otherwise, theactuator could be merely applied as a snob rotatably coupled to thevalve core for managing the water flow.

However, the water outlets of the faucets are empodied as a spigot or apipe unexeceptionally downwardly orientated in most cases. Accordingly,such downwardly extended design not only provide the water sink, basinswith aethetic outlooking, but also smooth out the water flow processthus preventing any water splash from happening.

Unfortunately, such downwardly extended design also result some sideeffects. For example, in case a user wish to ferry water from the watersink faucet with a container, while the container has a bigger sizewhich is not accomodated by the water sink volume. He or she would haveto tilt the container allowin the edge slip beneath the spigot to getthe water. It would be troublesome for the users. On the other hand, itis hard to imagine a thirty person try to drink water from suchdownwardly orientated water pipe of a water sink. It is desirable todevelop a water faucet having an angle adjustable water outlet.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a water faucethaving an angle adjustable dispenser, such that a user is able toselectively and conveniently adjust the dispenser to an ultimateserviceable angle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a water faucethaving an angle adjustable dispenser, wherein the mechanism of theadjustable dispenser is simple and reliable, such that when thedispenser is rotated in different orientations, the angle position ofthe dispenser could be maintained in position.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a water faucethaving an angle adjustable dispenser, wherein an overall aestheticoutlook of the water faucet would not be damaged and the function of thewater faucet would be well maintained.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a water faucethaving an angle adjustable dispenser, wherein no complicated structureor expensive elements would be required to achieve above mentionedobjects.

Accordingly, to achieve the above mentioned objects, the presentinvention provides a water faucet, comprising:

a faucet body having a water inlet and a water outlet;

a valve core is received within the faucet body;

an actuator moveably engaged with the valve core for managing a waterflow from the water inlet to the water outlet; and

a water spigot rotatably coupled to the water outlet for adjusting awater releasing orientation, wherein the water spigot has a waterreceiving port for allowing the flow poured into the water spigot, and awater releasing port which is perpendicularly orientated with respect tothe water receiving port in such a manner when the water spigot isrotated with respect to the faucet body, the water flow is released fromthe water releasing port with different angle thus enabling the waterfaucet serviceable in different orientation.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water faucet according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the above water faucet according to thepreferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a water faucet according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The water faucet 1comprises a faucet body 10 having a water inlet 11 and a water outlet12, a valve core 20 received within the faucet body 10, and an actuator30 moveably engaged with the valve core 20 for managing a water flowfrom the water inlet 11 to the water outlet 12.

And more importantly, the water faucet of the present invention furthercomprises a water spigot 40 rotatably coupled to the faucet body 10 foradjusting a water releasing orientation, wherein the water spigot 40 hasa water receiving port 41 communicated with the water outlet 12 forallowing the flow poured into the water spigot 40, and a water releasingport 42 which is perpendicularly orientated with respect to the waterreceiving port 41 in such a manner when the water spigot 40 is rotatedwith respect to the faucet body 10, the water flow is released from thewater releasing port 42 with different discharging angle thus enablingthe water faucet 1 serviceable in different orientation.

This to say, the water faucet prepared according to the presentinvention has a similar overall structure in comparison withconventional water faucet. The valve core 20 is received within thefaucet body for managing a water flow from the water inlet 11 to wateroutlet 12. And the actuator 30 is engaged with the valve core 20 forshifting the valve core 20 between a water flowing position and a waterblocking position. When the valve core 20 is shifted to the waterflowing position, water is allowed flowing from the water inlet 11 tothe water outlet 12. On the other hand, when the valve core 20 isshifted to the water blocking position, the water is off-limited to thewater outlet 12.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, thewater spigot 40 is rotatably coupled to the faucet body 10 for extendingthe water outlet 12 into a desirable position to be friendlyserviceable. The water spigot 40 has a water receiving port 41 which ispreferably threaded, or otherwise loosely sleeved onto the water outlet12 with a water tight manner. In other words, both of the waterreleasing port 42 of the water spigot 40 and the water outlet 12 areapplied as round shape having correspondingly matched diameters, suchthat the water spigot 40 is capable of being rotated with respect to thefaucet body 10 when the water releasing port 42 is coupled to the wateroutlet 12.

Putting in another way, the water spigot 40 is embodied as a waterdispenser rotatably extended from the faucet body 10. As a result, whenthe valve core 20 is shifted to the water flowing position, the flow outis released from the water outlet will be poured into the spigot todischarge. Since the water spigot 40 is rotatable with respect to thefaucet body, the water discharging angle of the water flow could beselectively chosen and adjusted according to user's mind.

Preferably, the water releasing port 42 is perpendicularly orientatedwith respect to the water receiving port 41, such that when the waterspigot 40 is rotated, the water flow could be discharged with a 360°degree.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the water faucet 1 is a conventionalwater faucet having an elongated water outlet integrally extended fromthe faucet body 10. The actuator 30 is embodied as a lever being push upand down for activating the valve core 20 received in the faucet body 10into function. The water spigot 40 is L-shaped for ensuring the waterreleasing port 42 being perpendicularly orientated with the waterreceiving port 41.

That is to say, for conventional water faucet, the water flow would bereleased downwardly due to the fact of the gravity. However, accordingto the present invention, the water flow is poured into the water spigot40 having an angle adjustable water releasing port 42, so that a user isable to adjust the water releasing orientation according to his or hermind.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have beenfully and effectively accomplished. Its embodiments have been shown anddescribed for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture form such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

1. A water faucet, comprising: a faucet body having a water inlet and awater outlet; a valve core is received within said faucet body; anactuator moveably engaged with said valve core for managing a water flowfrom said water inlet to said water outlet; and a water spigot rotatablycoupled to said faucet body for adjusting a water releasing orientation,wherein said water spigot has a water receiving port communicated withsaid water outlet for allowing said flow poured into said water spigot,and a water releasing port which is perpendicularly orientated withrespect to said water receiving port in such a manner when said waterspigot is rotated with respect to said faucet body, said water flow isreleased from said water releasing port with different angle enablingthe water faucet serviceable in different orientation.
 2. The waterfaucet, as recited in claim 1, wherein said actuator is coupled to saidvalve core for shifting said valve core shifted between a water flowingposition and a water blocking position, in said water flowing position,said water flow is permitted passing through said valve core, and insaid water blocking position said water flow is off-limited to saidwater outlet.
 3. The water faucet, as recited in claim 1, wherein saidwater spigot is threaded onto said faucet body.
 4. The water faucet, asrecited in claim 2, wherein said water spigot is threaded onto saidfaucet body.
 5. The water faucet, as recited in claim 1, wherein saidwater spigot is loosely sleeved onto said water outlet with a watertight manner.
 6. The water faucet, as recited in claim 2, wherein saidwater spigot is loosely sleeved onto said water outlet with a watertight manner.
 7. The water faucet, as recited in claim 4, wherein saidwater spigot is loosely sleeved onto said water outlet with a watertight manner.
 8. The water faucet, as recited in claim 1, wherein saidwater spigot is L-shaped defined so as to ensuring said water flowpoured into said spigot to be released with different angle.
 9. Thewater faucet, as recited in claim 2, wherein said water spigot isL-shaped defined so as to ensuring said water flow poured into saidspigot to be released with different angle.
 10. The water faucet, asrecited in claim 4, wherein said water spigot is L-shaped defined so asto ensuring said water flow poured into said spigot to be released withdifferent angle.
 11. The water faucet, as recited in claim 7, whereinsaid water spigot is L-shaped defined so as to ensuring said water flowpoured into said spigot to be released with different angle.
 12. Thewater faucet, as recited in claim 1, wherein said water outlet is anelongated tube for ensuring said faucet extended into a predetermineddistance.
 13. The water faucet, as recited in claim 2, wherein saidwater outlet is an elongated tube for ensuring said faucet extended intoa predetermined distance.
 14. The water faucet, as recited in claim 4,wherein said water outlet is an elongated tube for ensuring said faucetextended into a predetermined distance.
 15. The water faucet, as recitedin claim 7, wherein said water outlet is an elongated tube for ensuringsaid faucet extended into a predetermined distance.
 16. The waterfaucet, as recited in claim 11, wherein said water outlet is anelongated tube for ensuring said faucet extended into a predetermineddistance.